'Tancazo' — Failed Tank Rebellion Foreshadows Coup

A regiment of tanks under Colonel Roberto Souper surrounds La Moneda Palace in an attempted coup. Loyal army forces under General Carlos Prats suppress the uprising within hours; Allende appears before crowds and declares 'I have not been defeated.' The failed 'tancazo' reveals deep divisions within the military but also demonstrates that constitutionalist officers can still contain coup plotters — for the time being.